80% of the problems would go away if you were required to be licensed in order to DRIVE a boat, just like a car. Remember how scared you were when the Driver's license official took you for your test on the streets to get your license. If you couldn't parallel park, etc you failed? I am simply saying if you are not going to require licensing, then you need to identify boats with SOMEONE on board that has the boater safety card. At least one person on board has some kind of idea what the rules are. Identifying the boat only just means someone passed the course even though they may not be on the boat. If you haven't got a boat registered in New Hampshire, then you need to take the test first. That's another issue, if I want to ride my ATV in Maine, I need to pay a non-resident registration fee to be able to ride there. The additional money from the registrations goes to ATV safety instruction and additional trail building. Gee, there's an ingenious idea. I can hear the argument now, that it will drive away the tourists that spend the money here. Bull....I still will register my ATV to ride in Maine. It just adds revenue that could be spent on boater education. Any thoughts?
